Barbara Vick Early Learning Branch reimagines a former bank as an elementary school extension in Chicago, IL, United States. Led by Bailey Edward, the project brings new pre‑K classrooms and flexible offices to serve the Beverly and Morgan neighborhoods. The conversion pairs civic reuse with child‑scaled planning so early learners get purpose-made rooms, a covered outdoor play area, and clear circulation from drop-off to door.
Pemberton Heights Pool House renews a landmark property in Austin, Texas, United States with a crisp backyard pavilion by Paul N. Brow Architect. Conceived in 2024 as a pool house for gatherings, the addition connects lounging, dining, and a full bar to the water’s edge through expansive sliding and pocketing glass. Guests move from garden to interior without pause as the room shifts from air-conditioned comfort to open-air revelry.
Unstack House is a new house by FreelandBuck in Los Angeles, California, United States, set on a steep hillside in the city’s northeast. The residence arranges a loose stack of rotated volumes to pull landscape between rooms and frame long views toward the mountains. Public rooms flow through overlaps, while private areas anchor the sequence at both ends.
Yosemite Cabin sits in California, United States, by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects. The house replaces an aging family retreat in Wawona with a compact monolith carved open to light and mountain views. Designed in 2023, it orients daily life to the surrounding park while handling a tight lot through careful planning and a material palette drawn from the woods.
Relativity sets its new 100,000-square-foot headquarters inside Chicago’s historic Central Standard Building, aligning a global legal-tech brand with a storied address. Partners By Design crafts a modern office that supports hybrid work, wellbeing, and community, wrapping focused rooms, collaboration zones, and lively amenities into one address. The result feels grounded in history and tuned to the next era of AI-driven practice.
North South House sits on a ridge in San Juan County, WA, United States, with Allied8 behind the 1,300 SF cabin’s measured footprint and lift. The house is a compact retreat for three generations, shaped by north–south outlooks and a precise structural strategy. Its long gable holds living and sleeping rooms that open to forest light, while a steel moment frame touches the land at only six points.
Wittman Estes has breathed new life into a historic house, located in Wayzata, MN, United States, through a major renovation for a California family. The 8,945-square-foot (831 square metre) home now has a contemporary interiors featuring sculptural elements and expansive windows – a significant change from five previous remodels that broke up the interior flow and left the residence feeling dark.
Lakeside at Black Butte Ranch, designed by Hacker, is located in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. This wellness and spa real estate is inspired by the barn-like simplicity of original architecture and was designed in 2015. Celebrated for its unrivaled natural setting, the iconic Oregon resort community is enhanced by the arrangement of each new building along an arcing pathway connecting a renovated parking area to the Lodge.
